CB Summerstock 2011.... Where are you going?

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Its mid March, time to start seeing summerstock contracts. So, CB'ers where are you going this year? I don't have my contract yet so I am not posting my gig yet.... but if you do... let us know!

.....and if you have not started looking for summerstock work yet.... DO IT NOW!

Landing a Summerstock Job - ControlBooth
 
Well, this will be my second year as Technical Director for Endstation Theatre's Blue Ridge Summer Theatre Festival. It's a fairly young company, but we get a chance to work both indoors and outdoors, which is nice.

I also want to plug where some of my students are working. I've got one student working at Williamstown Theatre Festival, another at Theatre West Virginia, a third at Flatrock Playhouse, and a fourth at University of Findlay. Four others are still waiting or judging their offers. It's exciting as an educator to see so many doing so well.
 
I can't really find much for HS students....

Drmafreek, does your college really make you have the sentence stating that your opinions aren't theirs? That seems really unusual for an institute of higher learning.
 
Not exactly sure what the term means, but I am a HS student looking for a summer internship, heck a job even, but i'll take what I can get :).
Any tips? I'm pretty well experienced in lighting design and operation aswell as audio, for my age that is. Currently a Freshman.

Should I just wait, or have others had any luck finding internships young?
 
CSCTech said:
Not exactly sure what the term means, but I am a HS student looking for a summer internship, heck a job even, but i'll take what I can get :).
Any tips? I'm pretty well experienced in lighting design and operation aswell as audio, for my age that is. Currently a Freshman.

Should I just wait, or have others had any luck finding internships young?
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Biggest problem with hiring young is the insurance coverage of some performance venues prevent them from hiring below the age of 16 or 18. If the position is a volunteer position, they can sometimes get around that requirement. I was able to get on as a volunteer at my local college's program that way.
 
LXPlot said:
I can't really find much for HS students....

Drmafreek, does your college really make you have the sentence stating that your opinions aren't theirs? That seems really unusual for an institute of higher learning.
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Currently it is in place as a "Better safe than sorry" situation. The internet is a fickle thing, and since I sometimes give advice, I feel it covers my bases, at least minimally.
 
CSCTech said:
Not exactly sure what the term means, but I am a HS student looking for a summer internship, heck a job even, but i'll take what I can get :).
Any tips? I'm pretty well experienced in lighting design and operation aswell as audio, for my age that is. Currently a Freshman.

Should I just wait, or have others had any luck finding internships young?
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We just had a nice thread on this a few months ago: http://www.controlbooth.com/forums/education-career-development/23045-too-young-summer-stock.html.

As others have said, landing any kind of a steady job while a freshman in high school will be difficult if not impossible. Like Footer said, your best bet is probably to volunteer at summerstock houses as a follow spot operator, PA, run crew, and so on. If there's a theatre near you that you can convince someone to drive you to every day, it would probably be a lot of fun and a good way to get your foot in the door.
 
Well gosh!

Im Only 14 Yrs old and Im a paid freelancer at the PAC here in town.


Of course, I can't do anthing(legally) but stay in the booth and operate our console.


Being a child laborer is great! Beats getting paid an allowance!
 
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I'll be working as an intern at PRG: Secaucus for the summer, and I'll be living right in the middle of Manhattan. If anyone's around the New York area and wants to get together for lunch or show me around their theatre or anything like that, shoot me a message!
 
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Mercedes said:
I'm heading to Jackson, Mi for Michigan Shakespeare Festival.
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Ill be in Saugatauk Michigan working with Mason Street Warehouse as an electrician and board operator which I dont think is summer stock but it has a summer season. At any rate, I might have to swing by Jackson and see a show at some point.
 
Do so! I hear Tartuffe is going to be pretty good. I'm an ASM there, so shoot me a PM if you are coming and I'll meet up :)
 
Not quite a summerstock, but I'll be with the Commonwealth Shakespeare Company doing Shakespeare on the Common here in Boston. If anyone is going to be around these parts during the run you should drop by. Commshakes puts on productions at an extremely high level of professionalism and they're free to attend if you don't mind sitting on a picnic blanket or low beach chair. If you do come make sure to introduce yourself, I'll be the dude in the harness.
 
Also not quite summerstock, but I was perusing PRG's website and noticed that they have a listing for internships. Since there was no application date, you may still qualify to get in on the summer or fall program as they have several cities listed. Application and information is available on their website.
 
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